[Source: Casey Newton, Arizona Republic] — City Manager Frank Fairbanks will spend a 19th year as Phoenix’s top non-elected official, saying he wants to help guide the city through unprecedented budget cuts next year. Fairbanks, 62, signed a contract through December 2009. He could leave earlier, either by his choice or the City Council’s, but [...]
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Frank Fairbanks staying on as Phoenix city manager
November 6, 2008Bevy of downtown Phoenix events coming up this month
November 4, 2008[Source: Urban Affair] — Regardless of Tuesday’s outcome at the polls, our urban heart keeps beating and we keep right on celebrating. There’s more good happening downtown than we have time to shout about. For example, we have four incredible parties coming up: PHOENIX FUSION at the Market this Wednesday, the MAYOR’s HAPPY HOUR at [...]
Phoenix’s 1922 Memorial Hall renovated and reopened
November 2, 2008[Source: Nicole McGregor, 12 News Today] – An historic part of Phoenix opens to the public this week. Memorial Hall was part of the Phoenix Indian School when it began in 1922. Closed in the early 90’s, it sat in disarray, until now. The $5 million project was not a small undertaking; most of [...]
Economy slows downtown development, but Phoenix mayor optimistic
October 29, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] – Mayor Phil Gordon’s annual speech on October 17 on downtown Phoenix was carefully staged to spotlight blockbuster city projects, but the shaky economy stole the show. The mayor spoke at a $350 million city-financed hotel that opened Sept. 30. Afterward, he took some residents and key political and business leaders for a [...]
Phoenix awarded $40 million for New Markets Tax Credits
October 24, 2008Phoenix Community Development Investment Corporation (PCDIC), a nonprofit corporation affiliated with the city of Phoenix, recently was awarded $40 million of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the Community Development Financial Institution of the U.S. Treasury. “This allocation will allow PCDIC to continue its current efforts to improve the economic conditions and create job opportunities [...]
Light rail may revive Phoenix’s Washington St. corridor
October 20, 2008[Source: Chad Graham, Arizona Republic] — When it comes to Washington Street, think of Metro light rail as a ribbon that could tie together economic opportunities. The roughly 8-mile stretch from downtown Phoenix to Tempe was neglected for decades, but it could become a dynamic corridor that better links Arizona State University’s campuses, Phoenix [...]
